000 FZNT24 KNHC 140312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU JAN 13 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES FROM CENTRAL PLAINS ACROSS GULF PRODUCING STRONG N TO NE BREEZE DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI. SE RETURN FLOW ESTABLISHES OVER WESTERN GULF LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. WEAK FRONT NEARS TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA 25N97W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON JAN 10 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES